As a Christian--as a college student--do you want to be a feminist? Why would anybody want to be a feminist? And what, if anything, have Christians done to advance women's rights? The answers lie in this book where the history of women preachers, the rise of the publishing industry, the creation of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century female seminaries and academies, and the work of feminist theologians is explored. This book introduces the Christian college student to a coherent story of First, Second, and Third Wave Feminism and how these interlocking histories overlap with Christian faith and practice. Designed for the student who has little or no knowledge of feminist histories, theories, and practices, this book offers timelines, reading lists, and glossaries to help orient the student in a field of study often filled with irony and contradictions. Furthermore, the influence of anti-feminists and the impact of visual culture tell a story of how power is made and how it is challenged. Throughout this book, students are invited to consider their relationship with feminism and to critically reflect on a position that holds true to their faith as they are experiencing it in the twenty-first century.

Abraham Ruelas has a BA in Biblical Studies from Patten University, a BA in Mass Communication from CSU East Bay, and a PhD in Communication Research from Stanford University. At Patten University, "Dr. Abe" is Dean of Academics, and a professor of communication and psychology. He is also an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary. Ruelas is a Pentecostal feminist who focuses his scholarship on gender studies of women in leadership within Christianity. He is also an ordained minister with the Church of God (Cleveland, TN). In the community, Ruelas serves as the chair of the board of directors of the Latino Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse of Alameda County and is in his twentieth year on the board. He is the author of Women and the Landscape of American Higher Education: Wesleyan Holiness and Pentecostal Founders (Wipf and Stock, 2010), No Room for Doubt: The Life and Ministry of Bebe Patten (2012), and co-author of The Role of Female Seminaries on the Road to Social Justice for Women, which will be published later this year (Wipf and Stock).